A Learnership is a structured learning Programme for both employed and unemployed learners. The duration of a learnership is (12 months) with formative and summative assessments, 30% classroom based learning and 70% on the job training. . B-BBEE target spend for companies is now 6% of payroll. Learnerships provide the opportunity towards achieving these new targets while added benefits include tax rebates and discretionary funding from your SETA for qualifying companies.